The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-21
FOREIGN NEWS
Letter of Parnel Endors-
ing the Phoenix Park Muir
ders-A Sensation.
The Pope Approves Cardinal Glib
bons' Position on the
knights of Labor.
pARSyLL's ALLEGED LETTER.

LONDON, Apr:l lS-The Times assertion, at the
conclusion of the article on Parnellism and crime,
that il had fnrther documentary evidence, prints
and fac smile of letter signed by Mr. Parnell ard
supposed to have been addressed to Egan to pacify
his subordinates, when Parnell publicly denounced
the PheniX Park murders.
The lie ter, which is dated without en- address, 1s
as follows:
Dear Sir--I am not surprised a your friends
anger, but he and you should know that to de-
nounce murder Is the only course open to
US. To do that promptly, plainly is
our best policy, but you can tell him and all
others concerned that, though | regret the ac
cdent Cf Lord Cavendish's DEATH canuot To-
fuse to admit that Burke got no more than his
deserts. You are at liberty to show this to him,
and others whom you can trust also, but let not
my address he known. He can wtite to the house
of commons.
The Times says
"Mr. Pdrnel cannot expect that simple re-
pudation of the letter will have anv weight with
public opinion. He must bring more solid
proofs to annul the effect of the disclosure"
WHAT THE GLOBE SAYS
LONDON, April 1S.-The Globe, commenting on
the Parnell letter, says: "Until the horrible accu
sation that Mr. Parnell wrote the letter is proven,
we shall discredit it,"
THE REPORT CONFIRMED,
LONDON, April 1S.-Later dispatches confirm the
report that the steamer Lavania had been wrecked
off Bonifacio, Corsica. OF $50 passengers, fifty
have been saved. Help has been sent to the wreck,
but the sea is rough and it will be difficult to get
near her.
PARNELL WILL DENY IT.
LONDON, April 1S..-Ragarding the alleged Par
nell letter the Pail Mall Gszette saye:
"UAtl the authentic of the letter shall be alb
solutely proved there will be no ned to discuss its
contents"
The st. James Gazette says:
'The letter is grave document 1t will not do
to regard it as genuine until Mr.. Parnell shall be
heard from concerDing it.
The Parnelites all declare the letter an infam9us
concoction, and deliberate invention to publicly
SANDER the leader of the home rule party. They
say that even on the low ground of expe-
dency Parnell would be the last man
in thu world to write letter containing
such damning admissions. They, therefore, Assert
that all the reasons in the case prove the letter to
be forgery on the face of it. They point for
proof to the contents of the document, especially
to the writer's warning the person to whom the letter
purpoTts to be written not to disclose the address,
while no address is given. The fact that the sigma
tpre is only part of letter in Parnelfs own
writing is by itself, home rulers argue proof that
the whole thing is fraud, as, according to them,
while it would be difficult to obtain enough speci
mems of Parnell's hand" ritng to enable forger
to initiate it to the extent necessary to successful
y palm off the whole letter as his, 1t is not at all
difficult to obtain his signature.
Mr.. Parnell has authorized the agent of the AS
sociated Press to state he will categoricaly deny
that he wrote the letter. Parnell was to make his
denial in the house of commons
The editor of the Times will be summoned to the
bar of the house of commons to explain the au-
thorshis of the letter.
POLITICAL Points.
LONDON, April 1S.-A five line "whip'' published
to-day urges the conservatives to attend meeting
OF the house of commons tonight, so as to be on
hand to vote for the second reading of the Irish
crimes act amendment bill
The alleged letter of Mr.. Parnell, supposed to
have been addressed to Mr.. Egan, relative to the
Phoenix Park murderers, which the Times pub
lished this morning, caused intense excitement
among all parties. In an interview to-day, Mr..
Clancy (Parnellite) member for Dublin county,
branded the letter as an infamous concoction and
declares it bears internal evidence of forgery He
said suspicion was already directed against Ger
tain person as the forger.
GIBBONS AND THE POPE.
LONDON, April 1S.-A dispatch to the Renters Tel
egram company, from Rome, says the pope ap-
proves the course of Cardinal Gibbons, and en-
courage him in his action with reference to the
Knights of Labor. Cardinal Gibbons ha' secured
the adherence of Cardinal Manning, and will ap-
peal to the other bishops for their support